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Methane Emissions, 2016

2016, as EDGAR’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

This is how much methane a country releases in a year — from cattle and other livestock, rice paddies, leaks from oil and gas systems, coal mines, landfills and waste water. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide: it lasts less long in the air but traps far more heat per tonne.

Methane Emissions, 2016 covers 207 countries. China is highest, at 49,197.82; Niue is lowest, at 0.05. The middle country reads 303.06. Against 2015, 207 values changed (131 up, 76 down), the same countries are covered.

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Methane Emissions · Data for 2016

HighestChina

49,197.82

LowestNiue

0.05

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Methane Emissions, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 207 countries · select a heading to sort

Methane Emissions, 2016: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia49,197.82
United StatesUSANorthern America27,685.15
IndiaINDSouthern Asia26,622.93
BrazilBRASouth America20,373.40
RussiaRUSEastern Europe13,801.59
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia10,162.95
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia7,140.53
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa6,212.57
IranIRNSouthern Asia5,332.63
IraqIRQWestern Asia5,276.40
ArgentinaARGSouth America4,630.88
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand4,604.65
MexicoMEXCentral America4,585.01
CanadaCANNorthern America4,560.81
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia4,137.04
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia3,713.36
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa3,477.41
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia3,249.75
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa3,022.97
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,688.43
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,669.69
FranceFRAWestern Europe2,573.35
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia2,488.52
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia2,405.20
UkraineUKREastern Europe2,391.83

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. China49,197.82
  2. United States27,685.15
  3. India26,622.93
  4. Brazil20,373.40
  5. Russia13,801.59

Lowest

  1. Niue0.05
  2. Nauru0.07
  3. Marshall Islands0.11
  4. Anguilla0.13
  5. Tuvalu0.15

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 303.06. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 207values changed, of 207 in both
  • 131 · 76rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Iraq4,238.23 → 5,276.40+1,038.17
  • Iran4,364.44 → 5,332.63+968.19
  • Russia13,525.12 → 13,801.59+276.46
  • India26,360.07 → 26,622.93+262.86
  • Mongolia846.26 → 1,058.94+212.68

Fell most

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from EDGAR’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 2016.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR) (2016). Methane Emissions, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/methane-emissions/2016

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